Volunteer Spent 40 Days In Brutal Search For Infant’s Remains In Landfill

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – It was an emotional job investigators call “a hunt for justice.” The family of a 7-month-old boy finally has same closure after the child’s remains were found nearly three months after he went missing.

Those who searched for the boy’s remains said the job was brutal. A team from 34 agencies along with citizen volunteers searched the disposal site in Arapahoe County for 52 days before finding the remains.

The baby’s mother, Sharrieckia Page, is now facing murder charges. Police believe Page suffocated her infant and threw his body in a dumpster. That lead to an exhaustive and emotional search of the landfill. It’s an experience rescuers will never forget.